#117 - The DEI Backlash w/ Joe Truss! (REPOST)

REPOST - It was all good just a few summers ago! Folks of all backgrounds were marching, corporations were pledging, and America was, well…reckoning. Since the flurry of movement in support of racial justice in the summer of 2020, we have witnessed a severe backlash and regression that most recently has included the federal government attempting to make it illegal to even use the most basic vocabulary of equity and justice in schools. How did we get here, and how can educators survive, resist, and move forward? To help us explore these questions, we’re joined by educator and racial equity coach Joe Truss!! Joe is the founder of Truss Leadership and first appeared on AOTA on the eve of the summer of 2020 to discuss dismantling white supremacy culture in schools. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including new data detailing students’ use of AI for schoolwork and polling that claims students are exposed to “woke” messages from their teachers on a near-daily basis. → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here!→ View this episode on YouTube!AGENDA0:00 - Welcome!5:55 - Number of teens using ChatGPT doubled in one year21:21 - Poll: Does your teacher express woke ideas?40:05 - Joe Truss on the backlash to DEI1:21:05 - Transition housing for foster studentsDO-NOW STORIES:About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork – double the share in 2023Poll of High Schoolers Shows Many Are Taught That America Is ‘Inherently Racist’Bridging the Divide over Critical Race Theory in America’s ClassroomsSEMINAR:Truss LeadershipJoe Truss LinkedInCLASS DISMISSED:The community college creating a home base for transition-age foster studentsGet MORE All of the Above:- Website- Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor- Podcast via Apple Podcast- Podcast via Spotify- Facebook PageTheme Music by its tajonthabeat